Two men drowned from rip currents at Miramar Beach.
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Two men drowned from rip currents at Miramar Beach.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 11, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 200 PM EDT TUE SEP 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE CWA LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LOW NOW JUST OFF THE W FL PENINSULA COAST AND THE COLD FRONT OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY WHICH IS GRADUALLY APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE S-SW FLOW GENERATED BY THESE SYSTEMS HAS ADVECTED PLENTY OF DEEP LAYER TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE CWA TODAY...WITH THE LAST VESTIGES OF DRY AIR OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SW AND SC GA NOW REPLACED. WITH NEAR MOIST ADIABATIC THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES AND PWS UP TO AROUND 2 INCHES...THE CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND PUSH FURTHER NORTHWARD...FEEDING OFF ANY ADDITIONAL INSOLATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY VEER AROUND FROM THE S-SW...AS THEY REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 10 KTS. SEAS HAVE BUILT UP TO THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE AS EXPECTED...BUT THAT SHOULD BE THE UPPER LIMIT SUPPORTED BY THE CURRENT PRESSURE GRADIENT. && .SHORT TERM...THE QUITE UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS THE DEEP TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA...WITH PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AND PWS HOLDING WELL ABOVE CLIMO IN THE 2 INCH RANGE. THAT SAID...POPS MAY ACTUALLY DECREASE JUST A BIT FROM TODAYS HIGHEST VALUES...AS THE UPPER LOW NOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF HEADS WESTWARD AND THE APPROACH OF THE COLD FRONT TO THE NW COMES TO A TEMPORARY HALT ON WED NIGHT AND THU...WAITING FOR THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TO GIVE IT A STRONGER SOUTHEASTWARD PUSH OVER THE WEEKEND. IN FACT...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE NOW OVER THE BAHAMAS MAY BUILD WESTWARD OVER FL ON FRI AND PUSH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BACK TO THE N SOME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A 10-20 PERCENT DROP IN POPS FOR FRI...BUT WILL WAIT FOR THE MID SHIFT TO ACT AFTER MORE RUN TO RUN MODEL CONTINUITY IS ESTABLISHED. STILL BELIEVE THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD...EVEN THOUGH TODAY HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR AMOUNTS...DESPITE THE EXCELLENT OVERALL PRECIPITATION COVERAGE. && .LONG TERM...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE WEEKEND. THE GFS HAS NOW SHOWN A DISTINCT FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE WEEKEND FOR A COUPLE OF RUNS NOW AND THE ECMWF SUPPORTS THIS, SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT FINALLY SEE OUR FIRST SERIES OF NIGHTS WITH TEMPS DOWN INTO THE MID 60S, ALTHOUGH IT COULD TAKE UNTIL MON NIGHT FOR THIS TO OCCUR IN THE FL BIG BEND. WE WILL TAKE POPS DOWN BELOW CLIMO FOR THE END OF THE PERIOD AND REMOVE ALTOGETHER FOR THE NWRN ZONES FOR SUN NIGHT INTO MON. && .MARINE...IT APPEARS THAT WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL MAX OUT TODAY...SO IT SHOULD BE A GENERALLY QUIET UPCOMING PERIOD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...THE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...OCCASIONALLY PROVIDING LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN THE STRONGER STORMS... UNTIL THE COLD FRONT FINALLY PASSES THROUGH SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHWRS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. MOST TERMINALS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE CONVECTION WITH MVFR/IFR VSBY/CIGS ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 KTS. OVERNIGHT...MAY SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AROUND PFN. OTHERWISE...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR VSBY WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK AT KDHN...KABY AND KVLD. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...BUT COULD SEE SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR BUILD IN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND OR FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 72 90 71 91 72 / 40 70 30 60 30 PANAMA CITY 74 88 75 88 75 / 40 70 30 60 40 DOTHAN 72 89 71 89 71 / 40 70 30 60 40 ALBANY 72 89 71 91 71 / 40 70 30 60 40 VALDOSTA 71 91 71 91 72 / 40 70 30 60 40 CROSS CITY 71 90 72 91 72 / 40 70 30 50 30 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION/FIRE WX...BARRY PUBLIC/MARINE...GOULD LONG TERM...WOOL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 542 AM EDT TUE SEP 11 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-121000- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 542 AM EDT TUE SEP 11 2007 /442 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALTHOUGH SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING THIS PERIOD. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. 18-WOOL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Seven swimmers were rescued from rip currents at Miramar Beach by the beach patrol. Five were rushed to a local hospital. Two of the victims died.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Coastal Walton | 2007-09-11 | 42 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, Coastal Walton | 2007-09-11 | 23 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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